Bry holding the Skydio R1 flying camera drone while being interviewed in Redwood City, California. US political and security concerns about the world’s dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have opened the door for Skydio and other companies to pitch their drones for government and business customers. — AP
Skateboarders, surfers and mountain bikers used to be the target customers for California startup Skydio, a maker of high-end drones that can home in on people and capture their movements on video all by themselves. Now US police officers, firefighters and soldiers are interested in the self-flying machines.
That’s partly because US national security concerns about the world’s dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have upended the market for small drones and opened the door to lesser-known companies pitching applications for government agencies and big businesses.
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Bry holding the Skydio R1 flying camera drone while being interviewed in Redwood City, California. US political and security concerns about the world’s dominant consumer drone-maker, China-based DJI, have opened the door for Skydio and other companies to pitch their drones for government and business customers. — AP
A Skydio employee holding his phone showing videography on the screen as he and an intern demonstrate using an R1 flying camera drone in Redwood City, California. — AP
A Skydio tech assembler works on the R1 flying camera drones in a laboratory in Redwood City, California. — AP
A Skydio employee holds a 2-axis gimbal camera that’s part of the R1 flying camera drone, while being interviewed in Redwood City, California. — AP
A Skydio employee demonstrates using an R1 flying camera drone in Redwood City, California. — AP
Bry believes ‘there’s a real opportunity for US companies to lead the way’ in the drone industry. — AP
A Skydio R1 drone in Redwood City, California. — AP
